Ōhira, Miyagi

Ōhira
大衡村
Village

Site of Ōhira Castle, Ōhira, Miyagi

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Location of Ōhira in Miyagi Prefecture
Ōhira

 

Coordinates: 38°27′14″N 140°52′26″E / 38.45389°N 140.87389°E / 38.45389; 140.87389Coordinates: 38°27′14″N 140°52′26″E / 38.45389°N 140.87389°E / 38.45389; 140.87389
Country Japan
Region Tōhoku
Prefecture Miyagi
District Kurokawa
Area
 • Total 60.19 km2 (23.24 sq mi)
Population (May 2014)
 • Total 5,565
 • Density 92.5/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols  
• Tree Pinus densiflora
• Flower Platycodon grandiflorus
• Bird Green pheasant
Phone number 022-345-5111
Address 62 Hirabayashi, Ōhira-mura, Kurokawa-gun, Miyagi-ken 981-3692
Website Official website
　　

Ōhira (大衡村 Ōhira-mura) is a village located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. As of May 2014, the village had an estimated population of 6,565 and a population density of 92.5 persons per km2. The total area was 60.19 km2.

Geography

Ōhira is located in west-central Miyagi Prefecture.

Neighboring municipalities

History

The area of present-day Ōhira was part of ancient Mutsu Province, and has been settled since at least the Jomon period by the Emishi people. Per the Shoku Nihongi, following a huge earthquake in the year 715 AD, a large number of people migrated to this area from the southern Kantō region, forming numerous fortified settlements. During the Sengoku period, the area was contested by various samurai clans before the area came under the control of the Date clan of Sendai Domain during the Edo period, under the Tokugawa shogunate.

The modern village of Ōhira was created on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the municipalities system.

Economy

The economy of Ōhira is largely based on agriculture, primarily the cultivation of rice. Toyota opened a new assembly plant in Ōhira on February 17, 2011, its first new plant in Japan in 18 years. The plant, (of the Central Motors), employing 900 people, assembles the Toyota Yaris and Corolla for both the domestic market and North America, with a capacity of 120,000 vehicles a year.[1][2]

Transportation

Railway

Ōhira is not currently served by any railway lines.

Highway

References

  1. ↑ JapanToday: Toyota celebrates rare opening of Japan plant
  2. ↑ Associated Press, "Toyota opens Tohoku plant", Japan Times, 18 February 2011, p. 7.

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